Box Score

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Saint John's and Marian (Wis.) played to a 3-3 tie on Friday, Nov. 24, in Fond du Lac, Wis.

The Johnnies (6-2-1, 2-2-0 MIAC) bounced back from an early 2-0 deficit with three straight goals, but allowed the game-tying tally during a 4-on-4 with 8:48 remaining.

Marian (4-2-1, 2-2-0 NCHA) gained the quick 2-0 lead thanks to a breakaway goal from Derek Thorogood 58 seconds into the game and a power-play goal from Hunter Stewart two minutes later.

Junior forward Robb Stautz (Roseville, Minn.) cut the Johnnies' deficit in half with his second goal of the season 7:30 in. Stautz possessed the puck into the zone on a 2-on-1, kept it and crashed the net himself. Junior forward Mitch Fritz (St. Cloud, Minn.) and freshman defenseman Troy Dobbs (Lancaster, N.Y.) were credited with the assists.

Jake Dittel tied the game at 2-2 with his second collegiate goal 4:08 into the second period on a pair of pretty 3-on-2 passes from Fritz and senior forward Sam Valerius (Maple Grove, Minn.).

Stautz gave SJU a 3-2 lead with his second goal of the night, and 10th of his career, when a blocked shot from sophomore forward Brady Heppner (Crookston, Minn.) deflected to Stautz in front of the net. Junior forward Joe Chitwood (Carmel, Ind.) earned the second assist.

With 9:28 left, the Sabres' Mitchell Baummann was issued a 5-minute major and game misconduct for contact to the head, but Dittel was called for a 2-minute minor. Thorogood tied it at 3-3 with his second goal of the evening during the ensuing 4-on-4 with 8:48 remaining.

Sophomore goaltender Andrew Lindgren (Minneapolis, Minn.) made a career-high 37 saves, including stops on a pair of breakaways, in the tie. SJU was out-shot 40-22 in the game, but hit the pipe three times on the night.

The Johnnies travel to face No. 15 Concordia (Wis.) at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, in Mequon, Wis.